Chiefs UFA Wade Smith Will Visit Texans, Bills
by Joel Thorman on Mar 5, 2010 5:33 PM CST
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PrintWade Smith was among the most valuable offensive linemen for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009 if you ask me. He filled in at center, guard and even tackle at points during the season.
Smith, 28, is now an unrestricted free agent.
According to FOX 26 Sports in Houston, TX, Smith is making his way to Houston to visit with the Texans.
Smith has already visited the Buffalo Bills, which for my money is where any mid to lower level free agent lineman wants to go. The Bills have arguably the worst offensive line in football and a player like Smith could see significant action there.
Plus, there are a slew of former Chiefs coaches in Buffalo, including Smith's former position coach, Joe D’Alessandris.
Smith spent two years with the Dolphins after they made him a third round pick in 2003. He then moved onto the Jets for two years and the Chiefs for two years as well.
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Oh c'mon dude
Smith was arguably our best player on the offensive line last year. I wish him well and if it’s not a Chiefs uniform he’s wearing I hope it’s a Bills uni where Chan will do him right.
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by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 5, 2010 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
Damn (Hanging head)
I though Wade Smith was a valuable player for us. Not the best starter, but excellent backup and showed very strong improvement through the year. I really don’t understand not resigning him.
I agree
I thought he had a place on the team. Could play just about any position which seems like something Haley/Pioli would like.
Fantastic!
Not only are we not signing anyone…but now some of our guys are going to leave.
Fuck.
Trying to remain optomistic…as well as realistic. But, this day has blown big ones.
ahh this just puts us in a deeper hole
You're a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It's the top spot, kid. It's the guy who takes the fall. It's the guy everybody's looking at first - the leader of a team - who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. 'Cause you make them believe. That's a quarterback.
--- Any given sunday
Cassel can lead us.
Sorry
I’m just frustrated. I just spent $1200 for season tickets. I’d like them to spend a little money to.
by raiderhater77 on Mar 5, 2010 5:50 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I'd like to have Wade Smith on my team as a backup
I’m hoping that this team creates an offensive line where he’s not asked to start, much less at multiple positions.
That said, my sadness if he leaves will be indirectly proportional to the amount of OL talent we have going into this summer.
Who says we're losing him?
Guy tests the market, sees what teams are willing to pay, then takes the offer from his original team. Or if the market is better than expected, they work out something new.
It happens a dozen times every FA period.
Yeah Agreed
IMO that Wade has a an offer from the Chiefs in his back pocket and is seeing if he can better it.
And of course a Chiefs paid for cell phone to check with Pioli if he gets something better :)
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
Not to be a downer as I'm still optomistic...but
We spent the money and acquired top tier coaches… are we gonna give them clay and hope they can mold it? Why not give them some serious weapons and let them do their magic? I know FA just started, but we need to flex a little. We are not gonna be a destination these guys will consider if there isn’t any hope for them coming here…..
don't you think that
those very same coaches are in on these decisions and they know what players we already have, what they might become, and what players are out there available, what they might be worth, and have prioritized and valued them?
You sometimes learn something everyday.
"We couldn't beat the Chiefs, but we damn near killed their horse."
-- Madden
Relax men. It is just
the first day of free agency. There will be many positive things between now and training camp.
Probably see some goofy move like
a combination of stuff happening with Walters, Chambers, Cincy, and KC….
If Wade Smith leaves
It’ll probably be for a starting position instead of a back-up role, he got to start a lot for us last year but he knows Haley see’s him as a back-up not as a starter.
If Smith doesn’t get a shot as a starter, I’m sure he’ll be back.
the fact of the matter is
we have way more holes on our team than the number of good players we are going to draft no matter how good our draft is
if we don’t make some significant moves during free agency, there is no doubt we will have our fourth straight 10 loss season
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